National Teddy Bear Day is today and honors the history of one of childhood’s favorite toys.
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In 1902, an incident made national news. American President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear cub while hunting in Mississippi. Clifford Berryman published a cartoon of the event in the Washington Post on November 16th, 1902, and the animation became an instant classic.
This inspired a New York store owner, Morris Michtom, to create a new toy and even wrote President Roosevelt to ask permission to name the new toy “Teddy Bear.”
TO OBSERVE #NationalTeddyBearDay
- Give a Teddy Bear to someone you love.
- Donate Teddy Bears to a local organization for children.
- Host a Teddy Bear tea party with your children.
- Download, print and color the Teddy Bear coloring page.
Share your memories of Teddy Bears using #NationalTeddyBearDay to post on social media.
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